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Slot machine and terminal operator Accel Entertainment (NYSE: ACEL<\/a>) Accel Entertainment beat analysts\u2019 revenue expectations by 1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $335.9 million, up 8.6% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts\u2019 EPS estimates but a miss of analysts\u2019 adjusted operating income estimates. It reported 27,388 video gaming terminals sold, up 3.4% year on year. <\/p>\n Is Accel Entertainment a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it\u2019s free for active Edge members<\/a>.<\/p>\n This quarter, analysts are expecting Accel Entertainment\u2019s revenue to grow 8.5% year on year to $328 million, improving from the 5.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.21 per share. <\/p>\n Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Accel Entertainment has a history of exceeding Wall Street\u2019s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 2.6% on average. <\/p>\n Looking at Accel Entertainment\u2019s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Rush Street Interactive delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 19.7%, beating analysts\u2019 expectations by 4.3%, and Churchill Downs reported revenues up 8.7%, topping estimates by 1.2%. Rush Street Interactive traded down 6.8% following the results while Churchill Downs was up 7.5%. <\/p>\n Read our full analysis of Rush Street Interactive\u2019s results here<\/a> and Churchill Downs\u2019s results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the consumer discretionary stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.7% on average over the last month. Accel Entertainment is down 6.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $16 (compared to the current share price of $10.19).<\/p>\n P.S. In tech investing, “Gorillas” are the rare companies that dominate their markets\u2014like Microsoft and Apple did decades ago. Today, the next Gorilla is emerging in AI-powered enterprise software. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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